Northwest History. State History. Box 110. Organized Labor.

Sheriff Fred C. May, who has been
asked to resign by a citizens' committee for alleged neglect of duty
in connection with the Sunshine
mine strike, was commended for a
"splendid record" in a resolution:
adopted today by the trades andj
labor council of Wallace and
vicinity.
The sheriff was in Monticello,
Minn., when asked to resign but returned here Monday.
Hiring was resumed in the employment office of the Sunshine
mine, with hiring being restricted
to partial replacement of men who
quit and drew their time within the
last three or four weeks. It
estimated about 200 men
"rustling" with jobs to be given
only 15 or 20. The employment
office will be open every Tuesday
and Friday from now on.
The labor council, in its resolution, said: "Whereas during the last
year there have occurred three
strikes in Shoshone county with not
one single act of violence committed nor one penny's worth of prop
erty damage done, which in itself
reflects considerable credit on both
the men on strike and the splendid
cooperation of the sheriff and his
deputies.
Point to Record.
"Therefore be it resolved by Wallace and vicinity trades and labor
council that we go on record commending the splendid record of our
sheriff, thanking him for the splendid cooperation he and his deputies
gave us during these trying times.
We further wish to pledge our continued support and cooperation in
the future. We also wish to commend our sheriff for refusing to appoint useless additional deputies
which could serve no useful purpose
but would cost taxpayers thousands
of dollars."
The Mullan miners' union, referring to "rumors of ouster preceed-
ings contemplated against the
sheriff by the mine operators' association," adopted a similar resolution at a recent meeting. It reads:
"Whereas three strikes occurred
within Shoshone county in the last
year, involving about 1500 men,
same were carried out in an, orderly manner and no violence in
any form occurred due to the
splendid work of the sheriff and
his deputies, which reflects considerable credit to both the men
strike and the peace officers
of the county.
"Therefore be it resolved that we
go on record protesting any interference from outside or representatives of the mine operators'
association, which constitutes but
pit insignificant minority of citizens
iof this county."

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Sheriff Fred C. May, who has been
asked to resign by a citizens' committee for alleged neglect of duty
in connection with the Sunshine
mine strike, was commended for a
"splendid record" in a resolution:
adopted today by the trades andj
labor council of Wallace and
vicinity.
The sheriff was in Monticello,
Minn., when asked to resign but returned here Monday.
Hiring was resumed in the employment office of the Sunshine
mine, with hiring being restricted
to partial replacement of men who
quit and drew their time within the
last three or four weeks. It
estimated about 200 men
"rustling" with jobs to be given
only 15 or 20. The employment
office will be open every Tuesday
and Friday from now on.
The labor council, in its resolution, said: "Whereas during the last
year there have occurred three
strikes in Shoshone county with not
one single act of violence committed nor one penny's worth of prop
erty damage done, which in itself
reflects considerable credit on both
the men on strike and the splendid
cooperation of the sheriff and his
deputies.
Point to Record.
"Therefore be it resolved by Wallace and vicinity trades and labor
council that we go on record commending the splendid record of our
sheriff, thanking him for the splendid cooperation he and his deputies
gave us during these trying times.
We further wish to pledge our continued support and cooperation in
the future. We also wish to commend our sheriff for refusing to appoint useless additional deputies
which could serve no useful purpose
but would cost taxpayers thousands
of dollars."
The Mullan miners' union, referring to "rumors of ouster preceed-
ings contemplated against the
sheriff by the mine operators' association," adopted a similar resolution at a recent meeting. It reads:
"Whereas three strikes occurred
within Shoshone county in the last
year, involving about 1500 men,
same were carried out in an, orderly manner and no violence in
any form occurred due to the
splendid work of the sheriff and
his deputies, which reflects considerable credit to both the men
strike and the peace officers
of the county.
"Therefore be it resolved that we
go on record protesting any interference from outside or representatives of the mine operators'
association, which constitutes but
pit insignificant minority of citizens
iof this county."